Falls Narrative Study
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Goal
Examine how older adults narrate falls by collecting and analyzing narratives about falls written by older adults.
Members
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John McGowan, PhD
Principal Investigator / Contact
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Co-Investigator
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Co-Investigator
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Jordynn Jack, PhD
Co-Investigator
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Terrence Holt, PhD,MD
Co-Investigator
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Participant
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Kym Weed, PhD
Member
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Molly Brewer, BA
Member
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Project Summary: Falls Narrative Study
The Falls Narrative Study is a feasibility study in which older adults wrote a story about a fall or near-fall experience after meeting with a pair of students from a Health Humanities research course at UNC-CH.
Document (pdf) uploaded by Kym Weed to Falls Narrative Study | 10 Jun 2016
Report: Falls Narrative Study
The report describes the Falls Narrative Study conducted at UNC-CH and reflects on the implications of the study on Health Humanities and Occupational Therapy practice, research, and teaching.
Document (pdf) uploaded by Kym Weed to Falls Narrative Study | 10 Jun 2016
Open Questions: Falls Narrative Study
How do community dwelling older adult volunteers in North Carolina write about their experiences and fears regarding falling? And other questions provoked by the Falls Narrative Study.
Document (pdf) uploaded by Kym Weed to Falls Narrative Study | 10 Jun 2016
Student Guidebook: Falls Narrative Study
Students in Prof. Jane Thrailkill and Prof. Jordynn Jack's joint undergraduate and graduate course, Health Humanities Intensive Research Practice, used the following guidebook to inform their meetings with older adult participants in the Falls Narrative Study.
Image (png) uploaded by Kym Weed to Falls Narrative Study | 10 Jun 2016
Infographic: Falls Narrative Study
Link added by SOF-Heyman Center to Falls Narrative Study | 5 Apr 2016